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Does it feel like there is something missing from that scene? You see Kodai's fighter heading towards the exploding city, then it blows up taking the Imperial Guard flagship with it. Then we see a Kodai's fighter damaged with much of the left side missing and the nose missing like it was detached or folded up. I remember early on that it was said that the Cosmo Zero had a shield system, but we've not seen it used. Could this have been when it was used but it was cut for the TV broadcast? The song leads me to believe it wasn't cut, but since they have changed the music at the ending before, I guess it is possible the TV version is different. We've not heard from those that saw it in the theaters on this matter.

I've checked with Tim Eldred, who saw this in theatrical format, and according to him, there's nothing missing. The assumption is that it was damaged in the blast.

For those who own the Soul of Chogokin Yamato or Andromeda, could you tell me whether the primary ABS plastic is fully painted or molded in color. I have the BPX-01 and GX-58 but could not really tell for the base color, it appears to be coated clear matt instead. It is definitely less glossier than non painted ABS but not as thick as painted ABS or PVC.

Interesting episode today. More or less like the original with a few changes to reflect things that happened later in the original version, and some events that happened earlier in Yamato 2199.

Also the preview for 25 looks to have a lot of combat.

Spoiler for episode 24-25:

on Yamato's trip home. Also Dessler's flagship is huge. Probably as long as Dommel's fleet battleship but wider and more heavily armed. Looks like Goer's Balun Fleet finally catches up to Yamato. But definately no Wave Motion Gun dueling here as Yamato's is plugged. Either to hold the Cosmo Reverse System, or as part of the deal with Starsha.

Also, Starsha is almost certainly pregnate with Sasha. Mamoru Kodai's half-Iscandarian daughter. So that thread still exists for later. Also, poor Niimi is hearbroken to hear that he's dead.

I have always found the wave motion gun a bit too overpowered for the usual underdog civilization of Earth back in the events of Yamato 2. If they do make a sequel, it will certainly not be a remake of 2, but something innovative. I am not really sure whether Iscandar's past is meant to mirror not only Shalbert, but also that of Telezart, though it was Teresa who destroyed everyone. This means Telezart may still have a chance to appear.

The first half of the episode was drawn really badly, but luckily they didn't compromise on Starsha. Hope the Blu-ray release will correct some scenes.

I seriously think this continuity of Yamato is a chance for some more written back story, and perhaps the novelisation will take up the role.

A prequel on Iscandar and Garmillas would be nice.

Since Iscandar is 80% water, I wonder whether it was like this before extinction or their civilisation started with floating cities early on. Garmillians don't have breathing problems on Iscandar this time. Yurisha hinted that some romantic interest was waiting for her on Iscandar, and there was no one. Thankfully, Mamoru dying early precludes him from dying the dumb way back in the Dark Nebula Arc.

Neither Iscandar nor Garmillas planets are ticking time bombs in this continuity.

The other queston is why would Starsha risk the lives of her two sisters to be the ambassadors to Earth, would it have been the same to that bee planet in the past? They are really willing risk their lives to offer salvation to other planets.

Anyway, Starsha's character this time is definitely portrayed stronger as a lioness rather than a lonely damsel.

So my hopes of the future of Yamato 2199 - please please fleshed out more details from the novel.

Certainly didn't expect them to stick swimsuits in such a late episode, not that I am complaining or anything.

I'm waiting for the subs for this episode, but did the swimsuits make sense in the context of the story? I want to know this, because I want to show this series to someone who doesn't watch much anime and looks down upon fan-service.

Military ships have Rest and Relation periods. In the US Navy it is not uncommon for sailors to go swimming in friendly waters when they are off duty at a port with warm water. Especially if they don't really get shore leave at this location.

The fanservice angle is simply reflection on the matter that they have women on the ship over the number of one. They'd get Rest and Relaxation too. That the Yamayo/UNCF has standard swimsuits of that type is, well, I don't know what the Japanese do with their defense forces in that area. At least the male suits were just speedo style to balance the female two piece suits just like from the magazine art shown at the start of the series (though I don't recall seeing Yuki in one this espisode).

One thing though:

Spoiler for Wave Motion Gun:

Since I don't quite understand Japanese, I'm curious what the deal was about the wave motion gun with Starsha and Okita. Was the ship's man weapon mothballed, or was it included as part of the Cosmo Reverse System so it can't be used anymore? Is Earth banned from making more (you know perfectly well the government will not listen to that since the genie is already out of the bottle and it proved useful in Yamato's voyage.

Yamato have fired the weapons five times on this voyage.
1. Test firing at Jupiter (destruction of Gamilas floating continent, repair base, and destroyer).

2. Solar Flare at Gliese 581 (destruction of one Gamilas battleship indirectly because of the flare)

3. Used to escape from the dimentional fault (one Gamilas battlecruiser (friendly fire) and a Gamilas task force from Balun sucked in by the hole the Wave Motion Gun made.

4. Destruction of Balun's power generator (destruction of several thousand Gamilas warships and Balun from its explosion. Also one of the warp gates.

5. Defense of Gamilas (destruction of a city block of Balarus II (unknown if populated) and the top of Dessler's palace (evacuated). No known casualties.

Yuki wasn't on a swimsuit 'cause she was taking a walk with Yurisha. Also, for a swimsuit scene, it was a lot less rowdy than some of the previous so called fanservice scenes. It didn't play as sexy but rather as playful, especially the Melda and Shinohara bit. Laughed my ass off with that one.

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Originally Posted by Ithekro

One thing though:

Spoiler for Wave Motion Gun:

Since I don't quite understand Japanese, I'm curious what the deal was about the wave motion gun with Starsha and Okita.

As for WMG, that is a good question, though

Spoiler for WMG/CRS:

seing as the parts for the CRS were loaded directly into the WMG chamber room, i'd say the gun has been refited as part of the CRS mechanism.

Well if someone wants to check it out, it's short, less than 2 minutes. And yeah there have been more obvious fanservice clips, like Yamamoto walking out of a shower (few seconds at best) and the Yuki/Yamamoto bath scene.

The Yamato's main guns has the shock cannon mode(wave motion energy - 3 in 1 beam) and the fusion cartridge mode(solid rounds probably propelled by wave motion energy). So Starsha's deal would exclude this? That means future Earth ships can use wave motion energy as a regular weapon but not as a tactical/strategic weapon of mass destruction.

While watching episode 24 for the 5th or 6th time, a little bit of detail hit me.

Spoiler for Yukikaze:

Not only did we learn the fate of Mamoru Kodai but also of some of his crew.

In the scene where Starsha takes Kodai to the graveyard and shows him Mamoru's grave, just before Kodai spots his brother's name, they show a couple of other grave markers. Being a graveyard i didn't think much of it. Until it hit me. The names were writen in Kanji. Just like Mamoru's. The rest of the inscriptions are written in the Iscandar/Garmillas writing so... why would the names in these grave markers be in japanese?

I quickly checked the Earth book to find the only named character of the Yukikaze's crew. I looked at that marker. And there it was. Mr. Ishizu, Mamoru's brave XO. Another such marker behind his.

This tell us that Mamoru wasn't the only one taken by the Garmillas but also that, much like Mamoru, they met their final fate on the fields of Iscandar. It might not seem like much but it's nice to get some closure on characters that, despite their short screen time, left such a long lasting impression on all of us as they bravely faced the Garmillas fleet... singing a song.

If I remember correctly, the 1st episode showed the Yukikaze exploding and then discovered later. In the manga version, it had its fuel tank hit and did not show whether the entire ship fully exploded or not, and was explicitly mentioned that the Yukikaze was missing after the Kirishima escaped.

I wonder whether the manga version will change anything else, either expansive or alternative to the anime.

The explosion seen in episode 1 is one of the lower rear tanks exploding. What happened after is conjecture but :
1- the Garmillas may have boarded the ship at that point and collected the survivors as POWs. With little interest in the ship itself they left her in space, eventually caught by Saturn and crashing on Enceladus.

2- Given the distance, though, its more probable the Garmillas believed they had destroyed it and left. The Yukikaze played dead and when the enemy left tryed to resume course for Earth but the damage was too extensive. They might have decided to head for Saturn's abandoned outpost for repairs but ended up crashing at which point theat advanced Garmiloid Group spoted them and collected the survivors for interrogation.

As i said, these are personal theories of what might have happened. What we're sure after the explosion is that part of the crew, including Kodai and Ishizu, were taken to the Salezar systemwhere the Destria that carried them crashed on Iscandar. Mamoru survived but eventually sucumbed to his injuries. And now he's on a mission to save Earth.

Though I wonder what brought the heavy cruisers down on Iscandar? When did it even arrive in system? Did it get caught in some disturbance? Did Kodai and his crew break out and bring the ship down? Were they hit by pirates.....

We can assume vastly quicker travel times for the Gamilus with the warp gates, but we don't know if there is a closer one to Earth rather than Beeland. Or if there is another one closer to Iscandar than the one Yamato used.

It is also possible that the Gamilus can warp farther within their own territory becaues they've mapped it, while travel between them and the Milky Way is slower due to the limits of their engines.

With regards to the "Memory of Mamoru" preserved by Starsha, Japanese wiki also described as a soul, making me think whether it could still actively communicate with Starsha. If so, then Iscandar seriously has very spiritual capabilities and it is no wonder why Gamilians would address them as religious subjects with "your eminence, your grace etc".

I still prefer PS2 version Starsha over this one. Though, in 2199, Her dress was animated nicely during the graveyard scene. It was disappointing how there were very few full shots of her in episode 24 and I think her initial video message from the Izumo revolt arc served as that initial full view visual introduction already. As a trade off, I am glad that they focused on her personality this time.

If I recall, an interview with the character designer said that all the women's body structures were more or less taken from Yuki Mori to some extent, except Starsha. Starsha had to seem somewhat alien, so she's a little thinner and longer that Yuki and the others. Especially the neck. Starsha is probably the most Matsumoto looking character design left in terms of body structure, thought not facial features.